Sports report

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did not travel with the team to Cincinnati so he will not play today against the Bengals, ESPN reported.

Gronkowski, who is recovering from multiple back and forearm injuries, has not played this season. He was listed on the team’s injury report as questionable.

• Receiver Santonio Holmes, a former Ohio State player, and cornerback Dee Milliner, the New York Jets’ top draft pick, both will be out because of hamstring injuries for the team’s game at Atlanta on Monday night. Tackle Oday Aboushi (right knee) is also out.

• Chayce Crouch accounted for three touchdowns, two rushing and one passing, to lead Newark Catholic (5-1, 1-0) to a 42-6 win over visiting Heath (1-5, 0-1) in a Licking County League Small Division game.

Tennis

Nadal will take over No. 1 ranking from Djokovic

Rafael Nadal was assured of taking the No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic after advancing to the final of the China Open in Beijing when Tomas Berdych retired with a back injury.

Nadal was a break up at 4-2 in the opening set of their semifinal when Berdych retired soon after taking an injury timeout. Djokovic, the defending champion, earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory over fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet in the other semifinal.

In the women’s draw, top-ranked Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic advanced to the final with contrasting wins. Serena earned a straightforward 6-2, 6-2 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska while Jankovic rallied for a 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-1 win over Petra Kvitova.

Golf

China’s Feng leads Lewis by one in LPGA’s Beijing event

Chinese golfer Shanshan Feng shot a 9-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over American Stacy Lewis after the third round of the Reignwood LPGA Classic.

Shrouded in Beijing’s notorious smog, Feng carded nine birdies in a bogey-free round for a total of 21-under 198 in the first LPGA tournament played in the country.

Top-ranked Inbee Park was an additional four strokes back in third after finishing with four straight birdies for a 66.

• Britain and Ireland won four and halved one of the eight foursomes to tie Continental Europe 9-9 at the Seve Trophy in Saint-Nom-la-Breteche, France.

Continental Europe led 8-6 after the morning session, but Britain and Ireland rallied in the afternoon. Paul Casey and David Lynn beat Miguel Angel Jimenez and Matteo Manassero by a hole to even the contest.

The matches end today with 10 singles.

Elsewhere

Americans take 1-2 in women’s vault at worlds

The United States took gold and silver at the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with defending champion McKayla Maroney beating all-around champion Simone Biles in the vault.

• Captaintreacherous and driver Tim Tetrick won for the 10th time in 11 starts this season, defeating Little Brown Jug winner Vegas Vacation and driver Brian Sears by a neck in 1:472/5 in a $215,500 division of the Tattersalls at the Red Mile in Lexington, Ky.